History 111 - The Women in America » Fall 2022 » Reading Quiz on Primary Sources for Reconstruction

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Question #1
This question is taken from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Documentary. The garment workers' major concern was safety and wages.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #2
This question is taken from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Documentary. Ann Morgan gave her full and unconditional support during the strike. She stayed until the very end and saw to it that women were able to unionize.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #3
This question is taken from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Documentary. Women often wanted to work at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire because they had big windows and high ceilings.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #4
This question is taken from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Documentary. There were no water or bathroom breaks for women
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
Ida B. Wells used tropes of femininity, True Womanhood, and the need to be protected from bad elements as her basis for her refusal to move train cars.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #6
Ida B. Wells was gently removed from the car after several warnings from the conductor.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
Ida B. Wells intentionally paid extra and wished to remain in the train car because she wanted to avoid smoking, drinking, and "rough men".
A.   False
B.   True
Question #8
Ida B. Wells received a payment for a railroad discriminated against her in 1884.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #9
Eugenics is the belief that a nation-state can improve its future and society by encouraging the breeding of those deemed appropriate (in the US-middle class and elite whites), and by preventing undesirables (racial and ethnic minorities, those in jails or mental institutions) from being able to have children. This policy often led to mass sterilizations of the poor, people of color, and those who were incarcerated (prison or mental institutions).
A.   True
B.   False
Question #10
The Progressive Era shifted the way the United States government saw its role and responsibilities to the people of the United States-even if not in positive ways.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #11
Muckrackers were photojournalists who took exceptionally graphic photographs of war.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #12
Progressives fought hard for immigrants to have rights in US society,
A.   True
B.   False
Question #13
Muckrackers were journalists, photographers, and writers who tried to expose injustice, corruption, and poor working conditions.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #14
The Tapes bought a house in Berkeley because it was impossible to buy property as Chinese-Americans in San Francisco.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #15
The court decided that Mamie Tate could attend the local all white school.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #16
Bonding was a practice where Chinese male immigrants were not allowed ashore unless they paid a bond to guarantee their departure from the U.S. after a certain period of time.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #17
Joseph Tate was a tireless advocate for Chinese immigrant rights and worked to end bonding practices.
A.   True
B.   False

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